INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA DIVINO NIÑO

ENGLISH WORKSHEETS
GRADO 9°

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 2. Reading Comprehension

My name I s Ann. Last summer I was/were in Gran Canaria. The weather

was/were sunny, thepalm trees was/were very beautiful. I was/were
with my two brothers: Mark and Harry. We was/were camping at the
beach. I was/were twelve years, my brother Mark was/were ten and
Harry was/were ten too because they are twins. It was/were fantastic to
swim in the beach and make sandcastles in the sand. My friends
was/were very sad because the holidays was/were ending.
One day we went to the city, there was/were many places to visit. The supermarket was/werevery big and
there was/were a school opposite the park. The children was/ were there. They was/were in the park playing.
The teacher was/were looking at them and we was/were happybecause we weren’t at school.

We was/ were in the museum, there was/ were some pictures and sculptures from Gran Canaria. They
was/were very nice. At eight o’clock we was/were in the camp again and thenext day we was/were at
home, I was/were very sad and my brothers was/were too. My mother was/were in the airport and my
father was/were in the car waiting for us. They was/were very happy because we was/were at home again.

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 3. Insert was born or were born
I was born we were born
1. Kevin..........................born in Ireland in 1966.
You were born you were born
2. When.........................you born?
3. I......................born in 2001. He, she, it was born they were born
4. When........................your your friends born?
5. They...........................born in 2001, too.
6. When..........................your parents born?
7. My mother.............. Born in 1975, and my father...................................................born in 1974.

4. WAS – WERE Exercises

5. COMPLETE THE TEXT

6. WRITE THERE WAS/ THERE WERE

5. Some of my friends at the party.
1. A fantastic shopping Centre in the town 6. An excellent saxophonist called Jimmy.
2. Many teenagers at the rock concert. 7. A lot of delicious cakes on the table.
3. An enormous whale in the sea. 8....................an old school boyfriend in the car.
9....................A few monkeys jumping on the tree
4. Two American bands on the stage.

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 1.
1. I (play) with my sister.
2. My brother (practice) the piano.
3. We (dance) in the kitchen.
4. Carl and Mark (shop)at the mall.
5. My sisters (skate) at the arena.
6. My dad (drive) his car.
7. The dog (lick) its paw.

2. PAST CONTINUOUS...

1. You in your sleep! (TALK)

2. He with his fingers! (EAT)
3. They _“Hooray!”
(SHOUT)
4. Mark and I in the hall! (RUN)
5. It last night (RAIN)
6. We a great time. (HAVE)
7. Susan and Joanne all night. (TALK)
8. I in the bathroom (SING)
9. My sister for her dog (cry)
10. The students in the classroom (play)

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5. Complete the sentences with:

1. David
used Beckham
to - didn't use to - didn't play
use for
to Manchester
- United.
2. WeDid they use to -have a computer,
used to - didbut
youweuse
do now.
3. to - didn't use to(they)
- used to together?
work
4. That restaurant be a clothes shop.
5. She like him, but now they're married.
6. Where (you) go to school?
7. There be a police station h
8. I like vegetables, but I do now.

6. Writing Task : What I couldn’t do but now I can

When I was a baby I couldn’t talk, but I could sleep 12 hours a day.
Before I went to school I couldn’t read or write, but I could speak English.
When I visited Barcelona I couldn’t understand what people were saying, Because I couldn’t speak Spanish then.
When I was in kindergarten I couldn’t add 2 + 2, but now I can know multiplication and division.
When I was 3 years old I couldn’t ride a bike, but now I can ride a bike and a horse!
When I went to camp for the first time I couldn’t sail a boat, but now I can sail 10 meter boats.
In the beginning of first grade I couldn’t write Greek or English, but now I can write in both languages.
When I was 5 years old I couldn’t use a computer, now that I am 7 I can use a computer and an i-phone.
When I was young I couldn’t play football, but now I can score lots of goals.
When I was in second grade I couldn’t swim very well, but now I can swim long distances.

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7. COMPLETE WITH COULD OR COULDN’T

1. They find the rabbit because it was hiding behind the tree.
2. We answer all the questions in the exam because we studied very hard
3. I dress myself when I was a baby.
4. Peter his homework yesterday because he was sick.
5. I watch the TV last night because I had no homework.
6. We go to the beach last Sunday because it was raining
7. I make my own lunch when I was 12.

8. Read and complete the paragraph and answer the questions

Ian Fleming was born in London on 25th May, 1905. He studied at Eton College, the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and
the Universities of Munich and Geneva. Fleming worked in journalism, banking, and newspaper management and as a
personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence during the Second World War Fleming became famous as the creator
of the spy, James Bond. His first successful book was Casino Royale.
Between 1953 and his death on 12th August 1964 he wrote eighteen books. His most famous books are: Goldfinger, Diamonds
are Forever, Live and Let Die, You only live twice. The actors Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan have played the
part of James Bond in the films based on Fleming´s books.

Questions:

1. Who was Ian Fleming?

2- When was he born?
3- Where was he born?
4- Did he work as a journalist?
5. Why did he become famous for?
6. What was his first successful
book? 7 - How many books did he
write?
8- Who did play the part of James Bond in the films?

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 PAST SIMPLE

REGULAR VERBS

9. Write the Simple Past in the correct column.

VERBO PASADO ESPAÑOL VERBO PASADO ESPAÑOL VERBO PASADO ESPAÑOL

Accept accepted aceptar Hate hated odiar Remember remembered recordar
Amuse help rent
Announce hurry require
Answer Interest Retur n
Arrive Interview Rob
Ask Invite Seem
Believe Jump Show
Belong Kill Sign
Call Kiss Skate
Cancel Laugh Ski
Carry Like Smoke
Change Listen to Start
Check Live Stay
Clean Look Stop
Climb Love Study
Confuse Marry Suggest
Consider Move Talk
Cook Need Telephone
Copy Open Tidy
Cry Paint Travel
Dance Pass Tur n off
Decide Pick up Tur n on
Design Plan Try
Die Play Use
Discover Prefer Visit
Dress Prepare Wait
Enjoy Prevent Walk
Explain Provide Want
Explore Pull Warn
Finish Punish Wash
Fix Push Watch
Follow Receive Work
Graduate Remain worry
watch clap stop like live practice try climb

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 visit Tidy carry open stay repeat wash hate
change decide listen travel clean play arrive talk
cry plan hurry study look finish marry call
Rain walk enjoy chat start phone Worry pray
10. Fill in the blanks

1. The children ( love ) the cereals very much. They ( want ) eat again.
2. My father ( work ) very hard in the past. He ( enjoy ) working.
3. The gardener ( water ) the flowers.
4. The teacher ( show ) some pictures.
5. I ( jump ) over the fence.
6. She ( collect ) stamps in the past.
7. The baby ( cry ) during the night.
8. The princess ( kiss ) the frog and the frog ( turn ) into a prince.
9. Susan ( miss ) the bus.
10. Gina ( perform ) well yesterday.
11. The teacher ( correct ) the mistakes.
12. He ( paint ) the fences last weekend.
13. It ( start ) to rain.
14. The man ( lock ) the doors.
15. Andrew ( prepare ) the dinner.

REGULAR VERBS

11. Complete the sentences with the past simple of one of these verbs:

Clean Die enjoy finish happen live want

open play Rain smoke start Stay watch

1. Yesterday evening I television.

2. I my teeth tree times yesterday.
3. Bernard 20 cigarettes yesterday evening.
4. The concert last night at 7.30 and at 10 o´clock.
5. The accident last Sunday afternoon.
6. When I was a child, I to be a adoctor.
7. Mozart from 1756 to 1791.
8. We our holiday last year. We at a very good hotel.
9. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it _.
10. It was hot in the room, so I the window.
11. The weather was good yesterday, so we tennis.
12. William Shakespeare in 1616.

6. Arthur waterd the flowers.

12. True or False T F 7. Merlin helped Arthur.
1. I call my friend yesterday.
8. We rested under a tree.
2. The students studyed hard.
9. My mother cookd fish.
3. We waited for the bus.
10. They solved the questions.
4. The cleand the house.
11. We enter the room.
5. My sister plaied football.
12. She combd her hair.
13. I decideed to go shopping

13. Fill in the gaps with the Past Simple (negative) of the verbs in brackets.
1. David (watch) the film in the cinema.
2. Carol (appear) for the party.

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3. Peter (close) the door when he entered.

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 4. The jewels (disappear).
5. I (wait) for you because I was in a hurry.
6. The students (identify) the subject in the sentence.
7. Caroline (like) to be disturbed.

14. Now use the interrogative form of the past simple.

1. (Caroline / like) to be disturbed?
2. (Mum / cook) dinner yesterday?
3. (The pupil / ask) any question?
4. (You / visit) the museum last weekend?
5. (Charles / arrive) early last night?
6. (The secretary / cancel) the meeting?
7. (Mrs. Clark / water) the plants?
15. Fill in with Past Simple.
a. They (have) a good time at the party.
b. Grandma (pay) for our ice creams.
c. My brother (take) me out yesterday.
d. Sandra’s friend (give) her a new camera.
e. Mum ( meet) my teacher.
f. They (write) a letter last week.
g. Alice (buy) a jacket yesterday.
h. George (see) me at the party.
IRREGULAR VERBS

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infinitive past simple past participle infinitive past simple past participle
be was/were been light lit lit
become became become lose lost lost
begin began begun make made made
bend bent bent mean meant meant
bet bet bet meet met met
bite bit bitten pay paid paid
blow blew blown put put put
break broke broken read read [red]* read [red]*
bring brought brought ride rode ridden
burn burnt burnt ring rang rung
build built built rise rose risen
burst burst burst run ran run
buy bought bought say said said
can could could see saw seen
catch caught caught seek sought sought
choose chose chosen sell sold sold
come came come send sent sent
cost cost cost set set set
cut cut cut sew sewed sewn/sewed
deal dealt dealt shake shook shaken
dig dug dug shine shone shone
do did done shoot shot shot
draw drew drawn show showed shown/showed
drink drank drunk shut shut shut
drive drove driven sing sang sung
eat ate eaten sink sank sunk
fall fell fallen sit sat sat
feed fed fed sleep slept slept
feel felt felt slide slid slid
fight fought fought speak spoke spoken
find found found spend spent spent
fly flew flown spit spat spat
forbid forbade forbidden split split split
forget forgot forgotten spread spread spread
forgive forgave forgiven spring sprang sprung
freeze froze frozen stand stood stood
get got got/gotten steal stole stolen
give gave given stick stuck stuck
go went gone sting stung stung
grow grew grown stink stank stunk
hang hung hung strike struck struck
have had had swear swore sworn
hear heard heard sweep swept swept
hide hid hidden swim swam swum
hit hit hit swing swung swung
hold held held take took taken
hurt hurt hurt teach taught taught
keep kept kept tell told told
kneel knelt knelt think thought thought
know knew known throw threw thrown
lay laid laid understand understood understood
learn learnt learnt wake woke woken
leave left left wear wore worn
lend lent lent weep wept wept
let let let win won won
lie lay Lain write wrote written

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 C. A nice weekend
Ann and Kate (to have) nice weekends! On Friday evening they (to be) at the
playground. They (to play) with a ball. On Saturday Kate (to help) her mother. The
girl
(to clean) the floor and (to wash) the dishes. Then she (to play) computer
games. On Saturday evening Kate (to go) to the zoo with her parents. She (to watch)
lions and monkeys there. Ann (to be) at the cinema on Saturday. She (to watch) an
interesting cartoon. In the evening Ann (to walk) her dog in the park. On Sunday Ann and Kate
(to be) at the beach. They (to swim) in the river. The girls (to have) a lovely
time! In the evening they (to come) home and (to do) their homework. Ann and Kate
(to go) to bed early because they (to have) to go to school on Monday.
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D. Answer the questions.

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1. Where did Ann and Kate play with a ball? E. Write the questions in the correct order.
night? / meet / Did / you / them / last /
Did you meet them last night?
2. How did Kate help her mother?
1. film? / like / you / Did / the /

3. Where did Kate go with her parents on Saturday

evening? 2. you / many / did / ask? / How / people /

4. Where was Ann on Saturday? 3. a / have / time? / they / Did / good /

5. Where did Ann walk her dog? 4. did / weekend? / the / What / do / we / at /

6. What did Kate and Ann do at the beach? 5. she / DVD? / Where / that / did / buy /

7. Why did the girls go to bed early? 6. party / on / your / go / Saturday? / he / Did / to

8. Did Ann and Kate have a lovely time at the beach? 7. did / yesterday? / Who / you / see /

F. Reading

G. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1. Where did Helen go last summer?

2. How did she go?
3. Who did Helen go with?
4. What did they see in Paris?
5. Did Helen like Paris?
6. Where did they go on the fifth day?
7. Did they enjoy it?
8. How long did they stay in Euro Disney?
9. Were they tired?
10. Did they stay in Euro Disney for 3
days?
11. How old is Helen´s sister?
12. Who did Helen meet in Euro Disney?

H. Answer with personal information

a. When did you go to the house of your f. Did you work very hard the last week?
best friend? g. Did you study for the english class?
b. Did you cook yesterday? h. Did you go to a party last Saturday?
c. Did you go to class the last Friday? i. Did you clean your bedroom yesterday?
d. Did you play soccer yesterday? j. What Did you do yesterday?
e. Did you go to pool yesterday?